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The screams began as soon as Brooklyn Beckham was spotted in the audience, and didn’t stop until Billie Eilish had left the Shepherd’s Bush Empire an hour later.

Drained fathers dragged their hysterical charges home with a hand to their temples, one muttering that even Beatles fans paused for air during songs.

Born in Los Angeles, Eilish is the 17-year-old wunderkind who’s dominating the charts with her complex, melancholic pop that’s adored by everyone from schoolgirls to Foo Fighter frontman Dave Grohl. She went viral in 2015 (aged just 13) after casually uploading a song to SoundCloud for her school teacher’s consideration. Co-written with her brother Finneas (Alastair from the hit comedy...

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